| Also known as | Sturgess Terraces (1-11) |
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| Previous Address | 3 Miller Street before 1889 |
| Constructed | 14/10/1873 |
| Style | Victorian, Mid: 1860-1875 |
| Architect | |
| Builder | William Sturgess, 20 Milton Street West Melbourne |
Timelapse Building Images
photographer, Graeme Butler
Land Details
1. 1895 MMBW Map
2. Crown Compiled Record Plan
3. John Austin Keens purchased lot 10 at a Crown Land Auction on the 25th November 1858.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7305206
5. John Austin Keens was a wholesale and retail Ironmonger situated at 161 Elizabeth Street and 209 Swanston Street Melbourne according to the 1861 Sands & McDougall Melbourne Directory, page 231.
Building Details
Notice of intent to build.
Street: Miller & Curson (sic)
Number: 5634. Date 14/10/1873
Owner & Builder: William Sturgess, 20 Milton Street West Melbourne. (20 Milton St no longer exists)
Fee: 8.15.0
Type: Four 1-story, One 2-story houses. (All with a private back yard gardens)
(We believe the notice meant to say “Four 2-story & One 1-story houses”)
Other significant building works carried out by William Sturgess can be found here.
Burchett Index
Subsequent Building Alterations
New concrete verandah floor.
The original cast iron style lacework on the upper balcony that was removed in the 1950’s have since been restored.
Architectural Features
No Entries Found
Heritage Significance and Listings
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How is it significant? Why is it significant? |
Owners
| From | To | Owner | More Info | Data Source |
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| 1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
| 1958 | 1974 | Teresa & Guiseppe Cinquergrana | Hatcher Index | |
| 1950 | 1957 | Antonio, Francesco & Maria Lamberti | Hatcher Index | |
| 1936 | 1949 | John Studley Folland | Hatcher Index | |
| 1921 | 1935 | Julia Smith & Johanna Green | Hatcher Index | |
| 1920 | 1920 | Thomas Morris | Hatcher Index | |
| 1914 | 1919 | Charles & Albert Surgess | Hatcher Index | |
| 1904 | 1912 | Henry Morrell | Hatcher Index | |
| 1898 | 1902 | Fanny Moulton | Hatcher Index | |
| 1891 | 1897 | Sturgess Trust | Hatcher Index | |
| 1873 | 1891 | William Sturgess | Hatcher Index | |
| 1858 | 1872 | John Austin Keens (crown land purchaser) | http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7305206 | Hatcher Index |
| abt 40 thousand years earlier | 1835 | Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Victoria | Hatcher Index |
Residents
| From | To | Resident | More Info | Data Source |
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| 1975 | to date | Private | Hatcher Index | |
| 1958 | 1974 | Teresa & Guiseppe Cinquergrana | Hatcher Index | |
| 1943 | 1957 | Alexander Brander | Hatcher Index | |
| 1941 | 1942 | Miss Amy E Powell | Hatcher Index | |
| 1936 | 1939 | Jessie Hughs | Hatcher Index | |
| 1921 | 1935 | Julia Smith & Johanna Green | Hatcher Index | |
| 1910 | 1920 | Mary Friend | Hatcher Index | |
| 1908 | 1909 | Ernest Shallard | Hatcher Index | |
| 1894 | 1907 | Laurence Blake | Hatcher Index | |
| 1886 | 1893 | Charles Hunt | Hatcher Index | |
| 1885 | 1885 | Rd Miller | Hatcher Index | |
| 1884 | 1884 | George Miller | Hatcher Index | |
| 1883 | 1883 | Fred Baderly | Hatcher Index | |
| 1882 | 1882 | Mrs Hale | Hatcher Index | |
| 1881 | 1881 | Rob Hood | Hatcher Index | |
| 1880 | 1880 | Thomas Young | Hatcher Index | |
| 1879 | 1879 | Willam Larkins | Hatcher Index | |
| 1877 | 1878 | Alexander White | Hatcher Index | |
| 1874 | 1876 | William Mount | Hatcher Index |
Social History
1906. Ernest Shallard.
Ernest Michael Shallard was born in 1878 in Carlton Victoria, his father, Tom, was 35 and his mother, Roseanne, was 21. He married Margaret Anne Jeffery in 1906 in his hometown. Margaret Anne Jeffery was born in 1880 in Katandra, Victoria, her father, Samuel, was 31, and her mother, Catherine, was 28.They had three children and lived at 5 Miller Street West Melbourne.
The attached article from the news paper states he ran a shop in Victoria Street.
North Melbourne Courier
1897 Laurence & Margaret Blake nee Kemelor’s daughter Mary Elizabeth Erin Blake, 23years of age.
Laurence Blake was born in 1846, the son of Catherine and George. He had one son and one daughter with Margaret.
The Argus
Context and Streetscape
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The current property resides within the municipality of the City of Melbourne. We respectfully acknowledge it is on the traditional land of the Kulin Nation.
source: https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/history-city-of-melbourne.pdf
historical map source: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/explore-collections-format/maps/maps-melbourne-city-suburbs
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This streetscape contains a collection of historic Victorian and Federation buildings. The homes are socially and historically significant buildings for the early development of North & West Melbourne in their own right. |
Other Information
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